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Teachers facing disciplinary charges for Facebook posts CHARLOTTE, N.C. (MCT) – A Thomasboro Elementary teacher faces firing for posting derogatory comments about students on Facebook, while four other Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teachers have been disciplined for posts involving “poor judgment and bad taste,” spokeswoman Nora Carr said Tuesday. WCNC, the Charlotte Observer’s news partner, turned up questionable pages on the social networking site by searching for people who identified themselves as CMS employees. The Thomasboro teacher listed “teaching chitlins in the ghetto of Charlotte” as one of her activities and drinking as one of her hobbies. In her “About Me” section she wrote: “I am teaching in the most ghetto school in Charlotte.” Most of Thomasboro’s students are minorities from lowincome homes. The teacher has been suspended with pay and Superintendent Peter Gorman has recommended firing her, Carr said. The dismissal is not final because teachers have a right to appeal. Reporter Jeff Campbell of WCNC said he showed district officials pages involving seven CMS teachers. Carr said four faced unspecified discipline that is less than suspension or dismissal.
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Five members of Cal State Fullerton’s Army ROTC led a 500-person procession up Harbor Boulevard yesterday. The 21st Annual Veterans Day Parade in downtown Fullerton brought together vets from different generations and wars. Families and children wearing patriotic colors waited anxiously on the sidewalk. On this brisk, chilly morning, excitement and happiness filled the air. They cheered as students, veterans and a marching band marched up Harbor Boulevard towards Hillcrest Park. On Tuesday, five students from
Cal State Fullerton’s Army ROTC led a 500-person parade for the 21st Annual Veterans Day Parade in downtown Fullerton. Marching behind a police motorcade, Sean Summerfall, 21, a political science major, led his color guard up the street, heading towards Hillcrest Park. Summerfall was excited
to be part of the event. “It’s an honor to be with the veterans here,” he said. To him, Veterans Day is a day to honor all the men and women who’ve been deployed or are currently deployed. It also reminds him that he took an oath with the Army to serve. Jordan Fankhauser, a criminal
By tiffany le/For the Daily Titan Naval JROTC students from Troy High School await for the parade to begin. This is the first time the parade had flags representing all 50 states.
justice major, was one of the members of the color guard. Flanked by his fellow cadets, the 20-year-old rifleman held a Springfield rifle from 1903. While most students were at home relaxing, this is the day Fankhauser was honoring veterans. Marching behind the ROTC students were about 40 veterans.
Although this group was not wearing their uniforms, their camouflage jackets spoke for themselves. Military ribbons and medals were pinned and displayed on their chests. These veterans probably did not know each other. But on this particular day there was a sense of See PARADE, Page 2
Student veterans CSUF tests the feeling of a 8.0 try to heal, help Members of the Student Veterans Association at CSUF share camaraderie as they readjust to civilian life and work to improve services for other veterans
A drinking and driving evaluation for this man is a ‘drunk fail.’
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This man is helping the police officer conduct his own sobriety test and the turnout was not in his favor. Check out how much of a fool he makes of himself and maybe you will learn to not do what he just did. It will take a miracle for this man not to get a DUI.
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Monday marked the end of the two-day Chinese American Film Festival at Cal State Fullerton that sought to help spread knowledge of Chinese culture among students by showing four Chinese films. The film festival, which took place on Sunday and Monday night, was organized by a local Chinese media company, Eagle Dragon Media Limited Company (EDI Media Inc.), and screened two Chinese movies per night that aimed to give insight to the differences and similarities between Chinese and American culture. The event was screened to the public free of charge. “It is basically a cultural exchange program,” said
Guohua “Mark” Wu, a CSUF professor and one of the organizers of the event. “It is important, for American students especially, to experience Chinese culture.” One of the main incentives to attend the film festival is that the movies shown are usually not available for viewing. There are not many venues for foreign films, which is why the film festival was brought to CSUF, said Craig Ihara, a philosophy professor and one of the founding members of CSUF’s Asian American and Pacific Islanders Faculty and Staff Association, one of the festival’s See FESTIVAL, Page 2
Cal State Fullerton student Eddie Kim had been back from Iraq for over six months before he realized that he had post-traumatic stress disorder. Kim could not go to sleep without inspecting his house, checking to make sure each door was locked. He would go outside to make sure no one was there, securing the perimeter of his home. Often, when he did go to sleep, he would wake up in a cold sweat. “When we went on our missions ... there was no room for error, so you have that anxiety level,” the former Navy aviation warfare specialist said. That sense of anxiety was something that Kim held on to when he returned to California. He felt constant performance pressure, even if it was about small things like getting to school on time. “I was cutting people off on the freeway ... it was something that was embedded in us I guess,” Kim said. A member of the year-old CSUF Student Veterans Association, Kim is one of an estimated 700 veterans who attend CSUF. Now that the U.S has had troops in Iraq for over five years, more and more veterans like Kim are returning home to grapple with not only how to find help and readjust, but how to improve the support systems that are available.
A lack of services Two years ago, when Joseph
Chang returned to CSUF from Iraq, there were few services available for veterans on campus. Struggling with symptoms of PTSD, Chang was frustrated by the lack of help on campus. He found it difficult to make the trek to the Long Beach Veterans Affairs Hospital in between classes for counseling, and with no veterans club available, felt like he lacked connections on campus. A human services major, Chang decided to start a veterans discussion group as part of his internship with the Women’s Resource Center. Unaware of exactly how many veterans were on campus, Chang simply searched the Quad for anyone who looked like they might have served in the military. “I had my head shaved and had a desert camo backpack,” said Brandon Larson, current SVA president. “He asked if I was a vet.” For Chang, who was still struggling with feelings of anger and confusion about his time in Iraq, the group was part of his healing process. “I was inspired,” Chang said. “I realized that my PTSD symptoms of anger, furiousness, were easing out. I was being healed by helping others, listening to what they went through. It was a powerful experience.” The next semester, the discussion group turned into an official student organization. Then, right before Chang’s graduation last spring, school officials decided that the number of veterans on campus warSee VETERANS, Page 3
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Bombs tear through Baghdad shopping district
BAGHDAD (MCT) – Three or more explosions Monday ripped through a busy shopping district in northern Baghdad’s Adhamiyah neighborhood, at killing at least 28 people and wounding at least 68. North of Baghdad in Baqouba, a 13-year-old girl walked to a checkpoint of Sunni Muslim paramilitary members and detonated explosives. She killed herself and at least five others, including a leading member of the U.S.-backed paramilitary. At least 15 people were wounded. The bombings indicated an increasing trend of violence across the country. The U.S. military put the death toll for the Baghdad bombings at four, but witnesses said they saw dozens of dead bodies and a bus full of people on fire. It was unclear whether three or four explosions ripped through the Adhamiyah shopping district, where professionals, laborers and students were eating breakfast before heading to work. Witnesses said they saw two car bombs followed by two roadside bombs, while police blamed a suicide bomber and two roadside bombs for the fatalities. The blasts, which lasted 15 minutes, were timed to coincide with the breakfast rush at Abu Wael’s restaurant. Policemen, laborers, merchants and students were eating eggs, meat and potato patties and drinking tea to start their day.
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Presence of C. diff. bacteria in hospitals
CHICAGO (MCT) – A nasty germ that wreaks havoc in people’s guts is infecting hospital patients at rates much higher than previously estimated, according to a report released Tuesday. The study found that slightly more than 1 in every 100 hospital patients are struck by Clostridium difficile, commonly called C. diff. The bacterium can cause severe diarrhea, nausea and abdominal pain and sometimes leads to colon failure and death. What’s needed, experts suggest, are programs to improve cleanliness and hand-washing by hospital staff, as well as better control over antibiotics that can increase susceptibility to infections. “This confirms what many of us have suspected: that this is a very widespread problem in virtually all hospitals,” said Dr. Stuart Johnson, an associate professor of medicine at Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine not involved in the research. The study, which was conducted by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Inc. and has not been subjected to peer review, is the first to poll a large, nationally representative group of medical institutions on the extent of the bacteria in their facilities.
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SAN JOSE (MCT) – When America elected Barack Obama president, the nation signaled a break with its past in ways beyond smashing the racial barrier. His election marks the end of the baby boomer presidency and emergence of a new, 21-century American electorate the likes we’ve never seen before: It’s young, increasingly non-white and embraces a different kind of politics. This election, social scientists and political observers say, points to the arrival of a coalition of voters who value action over partisanship, favor consensus over ideology and believe government can be a partner, not the enemy. Goodbye to 60s-style politics that shaped the baby boomers, punctuated by idealism and polarization, and the anti-government conservatism of the 1980s Reagan era. “We are at one of those turning points we encounter periodically in our history where people have lost faith in the old order and are looking for something new,” said Morris Fiorina, a Stanford professor of history and Hoover Institution fellow who studies changing voter habits. “And it’s often a generational change that leads to it.”
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sponsors. “Most of these movies are available in China, but not here,” said Barry Lu, vice president of the Chinese American Film Festival. That doesn’t mean these movies will never make it to the U.S., but many of the films are brand new and haven’t had the chance to be exported. Others, however, will likely never make it to the U.S. because marketing them is too expensive, Lu said. The Chinese American Film Festival is in its fourth year, but it is the first year that it has come to the campus. Lu, who obtained his master’s in mechanical engineering from CSUF in 1995, was pleased that the two sponsors, AAPIFSA and the Association for Chinese Students, helped bring the film festival to the university. “There is a growing population of Asian students at CSUF and there is an emerging need and interest to learn Chinese culture in the U.S.,” Lu said. Yichin Shen, a CSUF professor from China, said the festival was a good opportunity to catch up with new Chinese films. She said she likes Chinese films because they address social issues, something Hollywood films don’t usually do. The film festival attracted 54 people on the first night and about 50 the second night.
By Will Tee Yang/For the Daily Titan Viewers enjoy “Up the Yangtze,” one of the four movies that screened during the Chinese American Film Festival that was held in the TSU Pavilion from Monday. The event was also held Sunday.
The film festival is still in its infancy at the school and event organizers said they believe more people will attend in the coming years. The four films shown over the course of the festival at CSUF were “Marriage Trap (Hun li),” “A Thou-
sand Years of Good Prayers,” “The Treatment (Gua Sha)” and “Up The Yangtze.” These are just four of about 45 more titles that EDI Media, Inc. will present at different venues in California. Although the screening at CSUF was free, be prepared
to pay if attending the film festival elsewhere as the movies are shown at movie theaters. More information on the Chinese American Film Festival can be obtained at its website, www.cafilmfestival.org.
PARADE: GATHERING TO REMEMBER From Page 1 cameraderie, a sense of unity between these groups of strangers. It seemed as though the only thing that had brought them together was their service to the country. Marine Corps veteran Karl Jones, 28, began speaking with another veteran and immediately, a friendship blossomed between the Vietnam War vet and Jones, an Iraq War vet. Jones’ father, Carl, proudly stands next to his son. The 61-year-old former Army vet was an infantry “grunt” (infantryman) who fought in the Vietnam War in 1968 and 1969. Those were the years where the most number of American troops were killed in ac-
tion, according to National Archives statistics. When asked what Veterans Day means to him, Carl said slowly and carefully, “It’s a day we set aside to honor veterans.” As the parade was about to begin and the chatter around him got louder, Carl continued, “We honor their service. We honor their lives. We honor their bodies so we at home can be safe.” Junior ROTC units from La Habra, Troy, Buena Park, Fullerton Union and Sonora High School dominated the parade. Junior ROTC’s purpose is to develop leadership potential and teamwork and an understanding of military history and organization,
according to the U.S. Army Junior ROTC Web site. Long Phan, 18, who attends Fullerton High School, believes Veterans Day is a day of “tradition to honor everybody fought for us.” Next year, the Junior ROTC lieutenant plans to attend CSUF with an ROTC scholarship. As the parade approached Hillcrest Park, airplanes from Air Combat USA, a civilian air combat dogfighting school, flew over the cheering crowd. Sounds of applause grew louder and louder as the parade turned towards Hillcrest Park. The parade was hosted by Fullerton American Legion Post 142,
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11390 and the Fullerton Emblem Club 469. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs Web site, Veterans Day is a day intended to thank living veterans and honor all those who have served in the military, whether it was during times of war or peace. This national observance day was created by former President Woodrow Wilson in 1919, following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. Originally called Armistice Day after the truce that ended fighting in World War I, the name was changed to Veteran’s Day by Congress in 1954.
Inauguration sparks deluge of requests for tickets WASHINGTON (MCT) – Barack Obama didn’t measure the White House drapes before being elected president as Republican rival John McCain accused him of doing but Ron Walters’ family effectively did. Weeks before Election Day, Walters began fielding calls from relatives who were looking for beds, couches, floors or any other sleeping space available in his suburban Washington home in anticipation of Obama being sworn in as the nation’s first African-American president on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. “I had 23 relatives call us to try to get space in this home, and that’s going on everywhere around here,” said Walters, a University of Maryland political science professor. “We’re trying to figure out how to buy all the futons and where to put them. But we’ll be one big happy family. This is going to be a big celebration.” It seems as if everyone on Earth wants to come to Obama’s inauguration, especially African-Americans. There are about 90,000 hotel rooms in the Washington area and only a few are still available, for a price. Prices start around $400 a night, and for most there’s a four-night minimum. One unidentified celebrant paid $1 million to book an entire 300-room Marriott. Hotels as far away as Richmond, Va. 100 miles south and Baltimore 40 miles north are raising their rates and getting bookings. “It’s going to be like the Million Man March,” said author A’Lelia Bundles, a Washingtonian and descendant of Madam C.J., one of the nation’s first black female millionaires. “People are excited. It’s almost like emancipation and Jubilee.” As many as 1.5 million people may come for Obama inaugural festivities, according to officials at Destination DC, the District of Columbia’s official convention and tourism corporation. By comparison, President Bush’s inaugurations each drew about 300,000 people, according to Rebecca Pawlowski, a Destination
DC spokeswoman. The Secret Service, which is in charge of inauguration security, declined to say what it’s anticipating in terms of crowds or how it intends to deal with it. “We understand the historical nature of the event and we’re responding accordingly,” said Malcolm Wiley, a Secret Service spokesman. Destination DC’s inauguration Web page has received more than 10,000 visitors since it went online last Tuesday. The national headquarters of black fraternities and sororities also have had to deal with a surge in phone calls from members who are looking for lodging and inaugural ball tickets. “We’ve gotten lots of calls in terms of logistics, accessing tickets and how they can be a part of the activities with their families. This is the highest volume of calling I’ve received,” said Ella McNair, a spokeswoman for Delta Sigma Theta, a 200,000-member African-American women’s sorority. “We’re encouraging everyone to contact their legislator. The first step is to approach them.” Members of Congress are responsible for distributing the 240,000 free tickets for the swearing-in ceremony but they’re having trouble keeping pace with demand, to the point that the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has capped tickets at five per family. Ticket seekers who contact their members of Congress more often than not are asked to leave their names on a waiting list _ if they’re lucky. The office of House of Representatives Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., stopped adding names to its ticket request list Friday after being unable to keep up with telephone and e-mail demands. Rep. John Spratt, a South Carolina Democrat and the chairman of the House Budget Committee, said that in less than a week since the election, he’d already had far more requests for tickets to the inaugu-
By chuck kennedy/MCT Workers begin initial construction of the presidential reviewing stand November 6, 2008 for upcoming Inauguration Day ceremonies outside the White House in Washington.
ration than for any previous such celebration during his 13 terms in Congress. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the number of requests,” Spratt said. “We’ve got several hundred people requesting about a thousand tickets.” Spratt said a good share of those who were seeking tickets were African-Americans, both constituents and nonconstituents in South Carolina along with some from the Charlotte area in North Carolina. “They’re local people who are very proud of the fact that Barack Obama will be president of the United States, and they want to be here for the historic occasion,” Spratt said. The thirst for tickets and lodging has created a cottage industry, with scalpers on Web sites such as eBay, Craigslist and StubHub seeking thousands of dollars for inauguration-related items. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the chair of the inauguration committee, said she was writing to some Web sites to ask them not to sell scalped inauguration tickets. She’s also crafting legislation that would make it a federal crime to sell the free tickets. In the meantime, sellers are getting while the getting is good. StubHub was listing tickets to Obama’s swearing-in for as much as $5,350 each on Tuesday.
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Pharmacy schools have a solution for job blues SACRAMENTO (MCT) – The enticement was hard to refuse: a signing bonus of $30,000. The wad of cash would help with student loans, so who could turn down the extra cash – on top of a nearly $130,000 annual salary? So, straight out of pharmacy school in Chapel Hill, N.C., R.J. Kulyk crossed the country for a job at a Walgreens in Redding, Calif. “It was a no-brainer,” Kulyk recalled. Pharmacists remain in short supply across the country, particularly in rural areas. Competition among retail outlets and health-care facilities is fierce, and the pay – salaries typically start around $120,000 – is high. To lure pharmacists, retailers are dangling incentives of all kind. For a while, one even put recruits behind the wheel of a BMW. “You felt safe while in pharmacy school, that you could pretty much decide where you wanted to go,” said Kulyk, 32. “You could live anywhere in the country.” Behind the shortage is an aging
population in need of skilled advice and an increasing demand for pharmaceuticals that is only expected to accelerate in the years to come. Job growth – and competition – is also being driven by the expansion of retail giants such as Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS. And though new pharmacy schools aimed at churning out more highly trained professionals have popped up across the country, demand still outstrips diplomas. “The challenge is that the shortage will likely continue due to many factors. One factor is the aging populations of our communities,” said Phillip Oppenheimer, dean of the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. “The elderly uses a lot more medication per capita.” In Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California region, 8 percent of its pharmacist jobs are vacant, said Frank Hurtarte, the director of recruitment services for Kaiser facilities from the Bay Area to the foothills. Kaiser has
154 pharmacies in the region and filled 24.6 million prescriptions last year. To get noticed by potential employees, Kaiser Permanente advertises in journals, gives referral bonuses and offers signing bonuses of as much as $20,000, Hurtarte said. Libby Olson received her pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific in May and knows she is in demand. “That’s why I went into the profession,” said Olson, who left a career as a training specialist in biotechnology to enter pharmacy school. She sought a job in a hospital that would offer her closer interaction among patients, nurses and doctors. She started work at Sutter Memorial last spring. “There were lots of companies offering incentives at the time; some of them offer large sign-on bonuses,” mainly retail pharmacies, she said. Sutter offered Olson several thousand dollars as a signing bonus, but she declined to say exactly how much.
She negotiated her hours so she could work half-time to spend more time with her two children. “They did offer to be more flexible with me,” she said. While the struggling economy has caused drug sales to dip – some people are delaying doctor visits or scrimping on medication – experts say the long-term demand for pharmacists will continue. New pharmacy schools have opened in response. The United States now has 106, according to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. “There are a ton of new schools out there,” said Katherine Knapp, dean of the pharmacy program at Touro University in Vallejo, Calif. Just seven years ago, the U.S. pharmacy graduates numbered 29 for every million people. Last year, the number rose to 33 graduates per million, according to Knapp and others. Next spring, Touro is scheduled to grant degrees to 62 pharmacy students, its first class of graduates.
By Hector Amezcua/(MCT) Libby Olson, left, a pharmacist at Sutter Health, reviews a prescription, Oct. 30, at the pharmacy in the basement as one of her co-workers Andrea Erizee, a graduate of Washington State University, sorts thru labels.
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warranted a full-time employee. They created a veterans support services coordinator job and offered Chang the position. Wading through mountains of information to decipher what benefits are available and how to use them can often be overwhelming and discouraging. This is what Chang tries to help with in his newly-created position. He tries to find and register veterans for benefits, coordinate on-campus counseling, help with career advice and just be a good listener. “I am not a 100 percent expert on everything,” Chang said. “I have to research stuff as we go.”
Need for support Even if they don’t define it as PTSD, many members of the SVA who served overseas dealt with a harsh period of readjustment when they returned to the U.S. and re-
sumed their education. Cultural anthropology major Alex Walker joined the Army when he was 22, seeking discipline and a sense of direction. One of the most surreal things for Walker about Iraq, where he served with a military police unit running a detainment facility, was the trees. The palm trees in Baghdad reminded Walker of California, and it was strange to feel familiarity in a place with so much danger, he said. When he returned home, Walker said it took him two years before he finally felt like he was going to be OK. “There was a day when I realized that no one was trying to kill me,” Walker said. “I was at a street fair and someone bumped into me and I didn’t jump to react,” he said. Letting go took time for Kim too. For a while, he sought counseling at the VA Hospital in Long Beach. He said that hospital workers tried to put him on a couple of different medications, but they didn’t help
much. “Sometimes I felt like it was getting worse,” Kim said. “It just took time. The transition, it just kind of happens,” Kim said. One thing Walker said helped, was knowing people who were in worse shape than he was. “There was a group of us who got out within six months of each other. Having an off-day and calling someone up and hearing how jacked up their shit was, it was like ‘oh it could be worse.’ That helped me in terms of a sense of gratitude ... no matter how bad you are doing, there is always someone who is doing worse,” Walker said.
The SVA The Student Veterans Association meets every Thursday in the Women’s Resource and Adult Re-entry Center. It seems like an odd place for a group of predominantly male veterans to gather. A sparkly poster of
N.C. students avoid charges RALEIGH, N.C. – Four students who admitted spray-painting racist and threatening graffiti aimed at President-elect Barack Obama at North Carolina State University won’t be charged with any crime, but their work was condemned at a student rally Thursday. About 500 people attended the rally at the NCSU Brickyard organized by the student government to demonstrate opposition to the graffiti. The graffiti appeared early Wednesday as modifications to positive messages about Obama that someone else had painted in the university’s Free Expression Tunnel. By 10 a.m., university workers had painted the entire tunnel white to erase the offensive messages, and students began replacing them with anti-hate slogans. The U.S. Secret Service assisted in the investigation, said Jon Barnwell, spokesman for the NCSU police. The federal agency was notified immediately because of the nature of the graffiti, which said “Shoot Obama” and “Kill that n-----.” Campus police used electronic images from the scene and other evidence to identify suspects. Secret Service agents and campus police questioned the four, who quickly admitted what they had done. Federal agents searched their residences and determined there was no actual threat to Obama, Barnwell said. Citing privacy laws, university officials declined to name the four.
Even without criminal charges, they could face action by the university, including expulsion. Campus investigators consulted with the Wake County District Attorney’s office before dropping the investigation of a potential hate crime, Barnwell said. “They said that, while offensive, it was a free speech issue,” he said. The four students would have had to commit another type of crime while painting the offending words for the university to pursue hate crime charges, Barnwell said. If the graffiti had been painted on just about any other structure on campus, for example, investigators could have used charges of defacing public property and the nature of the language as an aggravating factor to treat it as a hate crime. In the tunnel, though, graffiti is encouraged, so it isn’t considered damage. About a month ago, a cryptic message about a Klan meeting had been chalked on the Brickyard. Also, last year campus police found a noose made of toilet paper hanging from a restroom stall door inside a campus building. Speakers at the rally said repeatedly that they would not allow acts of hate and racism to characterize NCSU. “We are here today as a commitment that we will not let bigotry, hate and violence define who we are,” said Dr. Jose A. Picart, vice provost for Diversity and Inclusion. Even among students who agree on the basics, though, it was clear
that race is still a complicated subject. As Picart spoke, Jerry Bettis Jr., a Raleigh chemistry major, stood on a nearby wall, joking and chatting with a friend. Both are black. Sophomore Nathan Connelly of Morganton, who is white, stood beside the wall trying to listen to the speech. “Hey,” he told Bettis, “why don’t you pay attention? He’s talking about something that’s important.” Bettis froze, then turned. “My people have been saying the things he’s talking about for years,” Bettis said. “He’s just saying it to a crowd.” Then he told Connelly that there were other issues no one paid any attention to, like the need to make African-American history a requirement for history majors. Connelly listened to the speeches awhile longer, then headed for a cafeteria, shaking his head. “I agree with him about hate speech, but some people aren’t taking this the right way,” he said. “People aren’t even listening.” Bettis, too, listened awhile longer to the speeches, then turned to leave so he could study. “Look, I’m not saying the speech was dull or anything,” he said. “But diversity, change, equality, I get all that. “That’s no longer the issue, that’s just the baseline,” he said. “Now we need to move forward from here.”
College offering beer-making course MCT – Jon Roll, an instructor at the University of Wisconsin, wants to make one thing clear about a new course creating buzz on the Madison campus. “This is not a course to help kids go out and slam beers on Friday night,” he said. Since the school announced it would launch a class this spring on beer brewing – one of the nation’s first major colleges to do so – undergraduates have been scrambling to sign up, graduate students have been quick to offer their assistance,
and medical students have been wondering whether they too can participate. But Roll, who will teach the course, insists that has nothing to do with the school’s reputation for beer guzzling, made evident by its No. 1 party school ranking in recent years by Playboy and Princeton Review, or by Wisconsin’s binge drinking rate – the highest in the country. No, he says, interest in the course springs from the region’s long history of making beer. The course, in the university’s bacteriology depart-
ment, will focus on fermentation rather than consumption. MillerCoors donated $100,000 in equipment that can make 10 gallons – roughly two cases – of beer at a time. So what’s going to happen with the final product? “The students will sample it and critique it,” Roll said. “But beyond that we’ll probably dump any excess. We have absolutely no plans to distribute or sell it.”
Tyra Banks hangs on one wall, rape prevention posters hang on another. The organization is getting off the ground, Larson said, and indeed the group has the feel of a fledgling student group. Some social awkwardness, a little disorganization, a lot of passion. Talk at a recent club meeting alternated from future plans for the association to typical student problems – namely, the disastrous parking situation on campus. The biggest problem that the association faces is recruitment. The group talked about how to properly decorate a booth out on the Quad – trying to decide how to distinguish themselves as being military, without seeming like recruiters. “We want something that shows who we are without looking too military,” said Brandon Larson, SVA president. There is no criteria for membership, Larson said, the only requirement is to show up. Currently, Larson estimates the club to have
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between 20 and 30 members, depending on the meeting. For students like Brenda Arreola, a 28-year-old reservist who served four years of active duty in the Marines, the SVA is their only extracurricular activity on campus. “This is kind of like a support group,” Arreola said. Arreola, Kim and Walker all agreed that it can be difficult to relate to younger college students who haven’t had the same life experiences.
Changing things around Chang’s position is temporary right now, said Robert Palmer, vice president of student affairs. Palmer hopes that if the reception is good enough, the position can become permanent. Chang has bigger hopes. He wants to see a center for veterans on campus, a place for them to gather, to exchange information, to receive services and counseling. But SVA members don’t want
to just change the services that are available on campus. When Kim was receiving counseling at the VA Hospital, few of the employees he encountered were veterans themselves, something that Kim would like to see change. The idea of going back and helping other veterans is something that Arreola feels is shared between this generation of veterans and Vietnam vets. One thing that Chang said needs to change is the stigma that lingers in the military about reaching out for help. “Vietnam, those veterans were the ones that really went through a lot of shit,” Arreola said. In the last ten years, Arreola said, Vietnam vets have begun to come out to make sure that things like VA hospitals are working correctly. “It’s these guys who are making it good for us ... these old guys who are trying to make these things different,” she said. “I think that’s what’s going to make the stigma different.”
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Stronger than suicide: fight to prevent it they are feeling and what they may not know how to put into words to get outside help. features@dailytitan.com “Depression is psychological, a “Between the ages of 15-24, 12 change in the neurotransmitters aspeople, every single day are dying sociated with mood. Depleted serofrom suicide,” according to Lin tonin levels in the brain is a direct Morris, director of Emergency Ser- cause,” Randall said. “Depression vices at Didi Hirsch Suicide Pre- usually runs in the family, so it’s vention Center. very important for family members Many who get past the headline to stay aware of the warning signs and decide to read this article may and speak openly to one another. have never had thoughts of suicide, Depression can be treated.” but your friends and family may The medical term used for have. thoughts associated with suicide is “For those who have had thoughts “suicide ideation. of suicide, the voice everyone needs Many people who undergo suito hear is ‘you’re not alone, it’s okay cide ideation do not complete suito get help,’ and cide, but may more importantly attempt suicide it’s not hopewith a drawn out less”, said Lynda plan,” Randall E. Randall, a Cal said. State Fullerton “When people professor of secare having suicidondary educaal thoughts, they tion. are usually dealing There are severwith physiological al myths and facts pain stemming pertaining to suifrom perceptions cidal individuals. of their stresses,” On the CSUF Morris said. “A university Web student who is site one can find failing their classthe resources to es may be afraid get not only inof letting their formation perparents down, – Andrew Slaby, feeling shameful taining to suicide, and Lili Frank Garfinkel but also informaand guilty. Comtion on getting pleting suicide is help. not about someFor a physician to diagnose a pa- one who wanted to commit suicide, tient as being clinically depressed, it’s about someone being in pain.” many feelings and activities are According to the book, “No One monitored. Saw My Pain” by Andrew Slaby and “Feelings of being depressed usu- Lili Frank Garfinkel, “Imagine the ally exceed two weeks, along with worst physiological pain you’ve ever five or more symptoms,” said Ran- had - a broken bone, a toothache, dall. .Depression can manifest in or labor pain - multiply it by tenother ways as well. fold and take away the cause; then “Some people express their pain you can possibly approximate the through drawings, paintings, po- pain of depression.” etry, etc.,” Randall said. The emotions pertaining to deThis may be a healthy way of pression are so strong and unbearcoping with feelings of depression able that some people lose control. since it is a way for people to release “People commit suicide when what they have bottled inside, what they feel hopeless. Some people fall By Noella May Hebert
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Imagine the worst worst physiological pain you’ve ever had- a broken bone, a toothache, or labor pain- multiply it by tenfold and take away the cause; then you can possibly approximate the pain of depression.
into such a deep depression without their control that leads them to feel that the only way to control life and end the remaining pain is with suicide,” Randall said. Depression can also be brought about by change in the routine of everyday life. “Going to college can create a large transition in one’s life. First year college students tend to feel alone and at times entering college can heighten substance abuse. The leading cause of suicide stems from mood disorders, both depression and bipolar disorders. When a college student has a heightened substance abuse this can be a risky combination. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students next to auto accidents,” Morris said. Starting at a new school is always difficult, but what can be even more difficult is having to move away from home for the first time. “When students feel hopeless, they may think of suicide because it seems there’s no way out of a terrible situation, no end to intolerable emotions. Suicide is preventable that’s the most important message,” said Gail Pakalns Naruo, Ph.D., director of counseling and psychological services at CSUF. It is extremely important to be aware of changes in family member and friends. “The leading cause of suicide is untreated depression, people not recognizing symptoms in their friends or family. Peers need to look out for peers. Most people aren’t going to come out and say they want to kill themselves. However, listen to your friends, the signs may be there.” Morris said. According to allaboutdepression. com, women are about as twice as likely as men to be diagnosed and treated for major depression. Randall explained that this is actually not true. Women are not more prone to depression, they are just more likely to seek help and speak out. Though women attempt suicide
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at higher rates, men complete suicide at higher rates four times more than women and, according to Randall, use more lethal methods than women do. Society has taught men how to act like a “man.” When feeling weak, vulnerable, depressed, or having feelings of giving up or failure, men will sometimes cope on their own because it is sometimes difficult for them to reach out and get help. When a friend or a loved one is showing the symptoms of depression, it is important “to ask them about what they are going through and let them know you are there to talk to. Ask them if they have thoughts about hurting themselves. If they respond with ‘yes’, ask them if they have made a plan. Use the resources available to get help and
don’t leave them alone,” Randall said. According to Naruo, CAPS frequently sees men and women with depressive or suicidal thoughts. Within a few sessions students usually see improvement, but the biggest challenge to overcome is the reluctance to ask for help. Culture plays a big role in this. Beliefs such as “you shouldn’t talk about personal problems to anyone outside the family” or “men should handle everything on their own,” create barriers to effective help. In some cultures, for men in particular, going to counseling carries a stigma. Men are typically more willing to report fatigue, irritability, sleep disturbances or problems with work or school than feelings of sadness or worthlessness.
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Men are also more likely, according to the National Institutes of Health, to turn to alcohol and drug use when they are depressed or take risks. All of these behaviors may hide an underlying depression, Naruo said. CAPS’ staff is quite diverse in terms of gender, ethnicity and special areas of expertise. It reflects the diversity of the student body and helps all students feel comfortable coming to CAPS. In addition, they see students for the first time on a walk-in basis. With suicide as a permanent solution to a temporary problem, prevention will save many lives along with the way people perceive their life. “Most people go from seeing the world in black in white to seeing life in living color,” Randall said.
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Devalued education A college education can only get you so far these days. As in every industry, the strategies and theories are constantly advancing. Universities can only be held so responsible for the quality of instruction students receive; the rest is up to the student. The need for a bachelor’s degree was essentially ruled the equivalent of a high school diploma during the Kennedy administration. That, combined with a floundering economy, has thousands of students returning to school in record numbers, under the impression that investing in their future can only propel them forward in their chosen industry. That is why it is up to college students to keep the value of their college degrees in check. We feel that after decades of grade schools promoting college, along with passed legislation such as the No Child Left Behind Act and media influences such as the movies “Animal House” and “Old School,” that post-high school education is now a national standard. Decades ago, the American societal standards generally gave high school graduates one of three choices: enlist in the military, enroll in a trade school or go off to college. For the most part, the decision was already made for students depending on family ties and social status. Federal assistance changed all that. Those who didn’t have the option of higher education because of insufficient finances now could become a professional in any field of interest, leveling the playing field. What we see being produced as a byproduct of this institutional evolution are college students
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who are converting to their high school mentality, students who view education as a social staple rather than an opportunity to better oneself. Originally college students were viewed as intelligent, disciplined and motivated. Nowadays college students are quickly associated with beer bongs, marijuana abuse and a lack of respect for superiors. As students, we can all empathize with each other regarding a search for the easiest instructor. We all are familiar with RateMyProfessors.com and Facebook, whose services complement the interests of today’s college student. But as college students, maybe it is time we check ourselves, our instructors and our administration. For those students concerned with the quality of instruction they are receiving, it is their responsibility to voice their concern, otherwise the instruction will remain the same. For those instructors concerned with the quality of work they are receiving from third year university students, it is their responsibility to voice their concern to their peers, otherwise student performance may worsen. It is merely a system of checks and balances. By raising their standards, students are securing their investment in their education. Otherwise, the value of their degrees has the same potential to plummet as do stocks in the American economy. A college degree is not something you can trade up for. We cannot walk into the stock market and trade a Cal State Fullerton degree for a degree from Harvard. Do not just be an investor, be a smart investor.
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Southern California is a notoriously trendy place. I have a friend from Washington who says she misses being able to hang out with “ugly” people … which she quickly tried to explain as not meaning ugly but just not trendy and good looking.While I’m not sure who ended up being insulted in this conversation, I can agree that there are too many trends that make me question our ability to think for ourselves. We all remember the backpack trends growing up – wear them low, all the way up, on one shoulder, as a messenger bag, roll ‘em around like the million little flight attendants do. Many of these trends had side effects such as scoliosis, and like most other trends, we follow because someone else is doing it … probably the kid with scoliosis. Today, as a young adult, I like to think I can take refuge from trendiness in a few places in my life: McCarthy Hall and the grocery store.
Recently, I have been feeling more threatened in my natural non-trendy refuge, and don’t worry, it was not McCarthy Hall. While grocery shopping in an outfit that can best be described as ... hmm ... I found myself face to face with a bin of “organic” fruit and suddenly felt very insecure. This word “organic” has been floating around for a while, and while it sounds pretentious and generally costs a bit more, we have to ask: Is it a trend or is it something that we shouldn’t discriminate so harshly against? The difference between regular and organic meat and produce is in the way they are produced. According to the USDA National Organic Program, organic refers to products which “come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides; fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge; bioengineering; or ionizing radiation.” So what if your food is grown at
By Brittany Kunza Daily Titan Columnist
Analyzing the organic trend
the farm a la Ritz Carlton, an apple is an apple and a filet mignon is just that, right? The good news is if you cannot turn away from a trend, even if it smacks you in the face, organic foods, while they sound so extravagant, are not necessarily much more expensive. According to Organic.org, an organic products education Web site, things such as cereal, breads and hamburgers may even be less expensive than non-organic versions. If the cost of organic food is higher, it is due to the fact that farming organic products may require more work and many organic farms are not subsidized by the government. Therefore the cost of the food produced by them is slightly higher, according to MayoClinic.com. After reviewing information on what an organic product is, the main difference is the presence of pesticides on the crops which is a negligible amount, according to the MayoClinic.com, and the antibiotics given to the animals. If you feel that you just wouldn’t
be a whole person without your organic bananas, here are some products that may give a little more value for your buck. According to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit public health and environment organization, some kinds of produce are more likely to have a higher presence of pesticides than other types, as it determined after evaluating FDA test results for a report in 2006. These include, in order of highest pesticide load: peaches, apples, sweet bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, lettuce, imported grapes, pears, spinach, potatoes, and carrots. While the push to go organic seems strong, the basis on deciding organic is better than nonorganic seems to be mainly a personal opinion. With that said, I am going to the grocery store and have just decided to eliminate fruits and cows from my diet and stick to more heart healthy and pure foods, such as Twinkies.
Reader Response: Letter to the Editor This past Monday, while at MJ’s drinking coffee, I stumbled across Jake’s (Kilroy) article involving a critique of Californians and their support for Proposition 8. As I read his opinionated piece and critically evaluated it, I couldn’t help but notice that all he had done is simply express emotions on paper, providing no argument as to why the majority of Californians were in the wrong. He made several claims against heterosexuals and supporters of Proposition 8, including that they had “institutionalized hate,” ruined marriage, and that we would see the outcome of our mistakes in to-be-published history books. As I said, his article is composed of expressions of emotion, involving no explanation as to why his take is right. He claimed that heterosexuals ruined marriage by inventing divorce, annulments and prenuptial agreements, but he seems to ignore the fact that these very same rights would have been supported and used by homosexuals had Proposition 8 failed to pass. Furthermore, Jake speaks of the importance of rights in his piece, yet asserts that the rights to divorce, annul, or make prenuptial agreements in marriage is a vice; the two claims seem inconsistent. Jake also tries to blame the historic ban on interracial marriages on traditional marriage, yet fails to realize that traditional marriage is not responsible for this ban, rather racial morals that were injected into the concept of marriage.
Californians did not vote to pass Proposition 8 in an effort to express their hate for homosexuals but to preserve the traditional institution of marriage. Marriage was created, and should stay, as the union between a man and a woman, and I see no reason why we should redefine it to include the union between two men or two women. Critics of Proposition 8 argued that sexual orientation should not matter in marriage, what should matter is that the people involved love each other. If this is really the case, however, why not redefine marriage as a union between two to 16 people, as long as they all love each other? The point I am trying to convey is that redefining marriage to include other sexual orientations, amount of people or other variations becomes very tricky as it’s hard to draw a line between acceptable and not acceptable. Marriage has been, and is once again, defined as a union between a man and a woman. The essence of marriage has been construed to include an appreciation for the struggle of two people, particularly for the effort and hard work involved in creating an efficient and rewarding relationship where opposite sexes, often with naturally conflicting desires and interests, can coordinate and make it happen. Allowing same-sex marriages would undermine this historic record of achievement. Protect marriage and preserve what Californians have rightfully voted for.
– Manuel Armenta Philosophy
Our veterans are worth more than one day's respect By Crysania Salcido
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
With our country in an economic crisis, waging an unpopular war and divided by political beliefs, it can be easy to forget why we took a day off on November 11. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared Nov. 11 as Armistice Day to commemorate the ceasing of hostilities with Germany that led to the end of World War I. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Armistice Day was made a national holiday in 1938, but after World War II and the Korean War, Congress changed the name to Veterans Day in 1954 to honor those who served in all wars. Throughout the years, it may have just become another day off, a time
to relax for a second and see family and friends. That is not a bad thing as long as we can take a moment to remember the real reason we celebrate. Whether you agree or disagree with the reasons for soldiers being at war now, it is important to remember that they are still there. They volunteered to serve knowing they may be sent abroad even though they may or may not believe in the reasons for being there. They are there now, just as they were in other wars, conflicts, and times of crisis. Our military personnel have always answered the call to action to protect us and the rights we have living in America. They put aside their beliefs, leave their families and in some cases, sacrifice their lives for us, and they de-
serve our respect. rection. There are numerous celebraAs the younger sister of a veteran tions on Veterans Day, but I think soldier, I believe in this more now people might have a tendency to stop than ever before. there. With a week being named to Looking at Veterans Day as a day commemorate our veterans, that to honor all those means you have who have served ...while it’s a great more time to stop and Memorial Day a cemetery, go thing to take time to by to honor those to a celebration, who’ve passed on, honor veterans once or or simply thank a it doesn’t seem like twice a year, remember soldier. enough in proporknow that that they are serving us theI Riverside tion to the sacriArall year long. fices made. lington National According to Cemetery has serthe Department of Veterans Affairs, vices for Veterans Day, but if you a resolution was passed making Nov. couldn’t make it out there on Tues9 through Nov. 15 National Veter- day you can always try to head out ans Awareness Week in order to help there later this week. educate the American people of the Or you can go to the California sacrifices and contributions made by Department of Veterans Affairs Web soldiers. site and look at the many events I think this is a step in the right di- from San Diego to Los Angeles go-
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ing on to honor veterans and try to attend one of those. The California Department of Veterans Affairs Web site also said that November is Warrior Care Month, and the aim of the month is to make veterans aware of available services. The point is that while it’s a great thing to take time to honor veterans once or twice a year, remember that they are serving us all year long. It only takes a little bit of our time to go to a ceremony, thank a soldier, visit a cemetery, or look a veteran’s charity that we can donate to or work with. I’m not asking you to throw away your beliefs on war or politics, I’m simply asking that you give respect in some way to the men and women who are protecting your right to have those beliefs.
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Playing the waiting game Hockey club has received tentative approval from CSUF’s sports club council By Jessica Cartie
For the Daily Titan
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It is time to dust off the old Zamboni as ice hockey returns to Cal State Fullerton with a new team and a new attitude. The club team was tentatively approved pending insurance on Oct. 10 by the Sports Club Inter-Club Council and is now preparing to start their season. The path to approval seemed to be a rocky road for the new hockey club, as they were initially turned away by the SCICC due to a lack of organization. The council also feared that this team would be a repeat of the previous hockey club from three years prior, which had a bad reputation according to Volunteer and Service Assistant Coordinator Jamaar Walker. “It was an uphill battle,” senior David Bezeau, 26, said. “They were kind of worried about having another hockey team, but once they heard
what we had to say it was a unanimous decision.” Nearly 30 players have shown interest in the club by attending the regular meetings, playing pickup hockey and participating in conditioning sessions with Head Coach Nick Moran. However the club cannot hold official practices or join the American Collegiate Hockey Association until the SCICC’s proposed insurance is approved. The team said they hope to have everything they need to hit the ice by Thanksgiving. They recently received a $5,000 sponsor donation from Bob Miller of Toyota of Huntington Beach to pay for a percentage of club dues and alleviate their estimated $16,000 budget, interim Vice President Brian Evans said. The new Titan club is still searching for more donations and fundraising opportunities to minimize individual player expenses. According to Walker, Associated
Students Inc. gives the SCICC a lump sum of funds, which the council must then govern and divide between the clubs. The remaining expenses fall into the hands of each club. The club, since it just joined the SCICC, will be among the last of the campus clubs to receive the distributed funds, Bezeau said. “Hockey is an expensive sport,” Walker said. “Hopefully, the new club develops strong leadership, fundraising efforts, and an appreciation of their team.” Paperwork and finances aside, the team is looking for more players to bulk up the roster. They welcome anyone interested in playing Division III ice hockey. The ACHA is a full-contact league with teams throughout the U.S. “We’re always looking for more players,” said Volunteer Assistant Coach Trevor Rabone, 19. He added that any interested hockey players with nine or more units can e-mail titanhockey@char-
By Andrew Purnel/For the Daily Titan The CSUF ice hockey club stretches out after an intense workout during the pickup session at Yorba Linda Ice Palace on Oct. 16.
ter.net. Mark Brucks, who found the team through a flier, said that the team has been getting e-mails from high school seniors inquiring about the new club.
“They want to know if the team is going to be approved and established before they get (to CSUF),” he said. The new addition to the Titan family has their work cut out for them, but they seem ready to sport
their new jerseys and skate their way to victory. “We are just starting out and we have to prove ourselves,” Rabone said. “But I think it’s time to get out there and get (our) feet wet.”
Think Different. Think Simon.
Talented New Orleans Hornets and Houston Rockets squads could pose a serious threat to Lakers’ playoff hopes By Simon Liang
Daily Titan Columnist sports@dailytitan.com
The Los Angeles Lakers have burst onto the scene this season and demolished their competition. We all knew that this was going to be a season to remember and the road to the promised land is just months away. However, there are plenty of formidable teams in the elite Western Conference battling the Lake Show for the distinction of being the league’s best team. The first team has the best point guard in the NBA. That would be the New Orleans Hornets and their floor general, Chris Paul. He makes everyone around him
better and he is one of the better pickpockets in the league. He makes this team go and his competitive fire rivals that of Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett. While CP3 is the heart of the Hornets, forward David West is an emerging star in his own right. Even after being a star in college he was still under the radar until last season when he became an NBA All-Star for the first time. He is the 17-foot assassin, and when defenders close on him he has the ability to drive to the basket and finish with authority. Joining him inside is center Tyson Chandler. He is one of the best offensive rebounders in the NBA, and most importantly, their anchor on defense.
Daily highlights of a Paul alley-oop to Chandler can be seen on ESPN’s SportsCenter. With a pass-first point like Paul, who can also take it to the basket at will, it is vital to have shooters around him. And the Hornets have plenty. Peja Stojaković, Rasual Butler and Morris Peterson can light it up from the perimeter. Offseason signee James Posey is reliable from that distance as well. Although he was outrageously overpaid for being a player in the Bruce Bowen mold, he still brings much needed veteran leadership to a young team. The only problem I have with this team is that they are young and they do not have much depth inside.
Their backup big men are thin and foul prone. Nevertheless, they will go as far as CP3 can take them, and these days it seems like the sky is the limit for him. The other team that has the potential to beat the Lakers in a sevengame series is the revamped Houston Rockets. Yes, I know they got crushed in their first matchup of the year, but they are better than what the box score indicated. They have always had the prospect of being a championship team since the duo of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady was constructed. Four years later and the two All-Stars still haven’t gotten their team past the first round.
You can’t blame them; Yao has been injury-plagued for the last three seasons. Their acquisition of Ron Artest has made them even better at their strength, defense. Some may call him a hothead (brawl during the Detroit Pistons game) or a detriment to the chemistry of a team (deactivated from previous teams), but if his head is right, he is scary-good. His best asset is his defense, which earned him the 2003-04 Defensive Player of the Year. Everyone has their opinion on Ron-Ron, but at the end of the day he gives the Rockets another shutdown defender to go along with Shane Battier. Houston has two undersized but
very capable power forwards in Luis Scola and Carl Landry. At the point Rafer Alston is erratic at times, but he is their best option at point guard. Like New Orleans, they have a wealth of shooters. Luther Head, Aaron Brooks and Brent Barry can knock down shots. These two teams have the best chance of dethroning the Lakers. I’m not saying they will, but you just never know. Let’s see if the Lakers can keep up their barbaric ways of eating opposing teams for dinner.
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Aries (March 21 - April 19) You’ll accidentally eat one of those fried szechuan chili peppers today, and it will bring tears to your eyes. This will strike you as odd, given that you will be eating a ham sandwich at the time. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) You will be intensely jealous of a rival today. Finally, you will realise that it isn’t doing you any good to be jealous, so you’ll switch over to envy. Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Today you will seek out new life, and new civilizations. You won’t find any, of course, but you will discover a really excellent Chinese restaurant in the process. Cancer (June 21 - July 22) After today the following expression will no longer strike you as being in the least bit amusing: “Friends help friends move. Real friends help friends move bodies.” Leo (July 23 - August 22) Remember that silly song The Monster Mash? Beginning today, you will start sounding a lot like the lead singer in that song. Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Good day to go out and play in the mud. Or at least, find some way of making squishy sounds. Libra (September 23 - October 22) You’ve been getting tired of the same old “look”, day after day. Maybe you should get a tattoo? I’ll bet people with tattoos never get tired of ‘em! Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Confucious said “Choose a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Confucious was a Harvard man, you know, with a huge trust fund. He certainly never “worked” a day, himself. I wouldn’t take what he said too literally, in your case. Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Today you should enjoy “postlaunch solarizing.” Q: What does that mean? A: How should I know? It’s your life, you tell me. Capricorn (December 22 - January 20) A tomato features in today’s cuisine. Sadly, that’s going to be your pinnacle of excitement for today. Aquarius (January 21 - February 18) You will answer the phone today by shouting “You bloated sack of protoplasm!”. Unfortunately, it’s not your friend calling. It’s your mother. Pisces (February 19 - March 20) You’ve been trying to sell your car, and it just isn’t going anywhere. Sometimes it helps if you have a name for your vehicle, to give it more character. I call mine the “Millennium Falcon”. My passengers often become irritated at being called “Chewie”, though.
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November 12, 2008